Bahrain

Industry, Logistics & Shipping Miscellaneous

Alba wins ‘Excellence in Safety’ award at top UK event

Mon, 01 Dec 2025

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on one site, has been honoured with the ‘Excellence in Safety’ Award by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) during its annual awards ceremony held recently at Liverpool, UK.

Media & Promotion

Whynow announces completion of EMP acquisition

Wed, 04 Nov 2026

Whynow Holdings Limited, a UK-based media, entertainment and merchandise group, has announced the completion of its acquisition of EMP Merchandising from Warner Music Group.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Bahrain opens 93rd UFI Global Congress, showcasing exhibition industry growth

Wed, 04 Nov 2026

Bahrain opened the 93rd UFI Global Congress at Exhibition World Bahrain (EWB) on November 3, welcoming international industry leaders and senior executives to discuss emerging opportunities, challenges and the future of the global exhibitions sector.

Finance & Capital Market Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Gateway Gulf 2025 secures $17 billion deals for Bahrain

Tue, 04 Nov 2025

The third edition of Gateway Gulf 2025, hosted by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB), concluded on a high note with landmark partnerships and agreements valued at over $17 billion, stemming from more than 60 deals and announcements made over the two-day flagship investment forum.

Finance & Capital Market

Elm, BENEFIT sign MoU to drive digital innovation in financial services

Tue, 04 Nov 2025

Elm, a leading digital solutions company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bahrain Electronic Network for Financial Transactions (BENEFIT), the Kingdom’s innovator and leading company in Fintech and electronic financial transactions service.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Mastercard, Bahrain’s INFINIOS extend partnership to digitise travel payments

Tue, 03 Nov 2026

Mastercard has renewed its multi-year agreement with Bahrain-based fintech INFINIOS to advance business-to-business (B2B) travel payments across the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), marking an important step in supporting the digital transformation of the travel sector.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Al Areen Development signs MoU with Ennismore to operate Rixos hotel

Tue, 03 Nov 2026

Al Areen Development Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ennismore, a global lifestyle hospitality company, to manage and operate the Rixos hotel located next to Janat Dilmun Water Park in Al Areen, as part of the Al Areen Master Plan in Bahrain.

Finance & Capital Market

SITR launches shariah compliance platform for Islamic finance sector

Tue, 03 Nov 2026

SITR Compliance Technology, an early-stage Bahraini regulatory technology startup supported by the Bahrain Economic Development Board, has announced the launch of its operations in the kingdom. SITR is building shariah-compliance infrastructure for Islamic financial institutions.

Finance & Capital Market IT & Telecommunications

Bahrain’s Mumtalakat, Benefit tie up to explore fintech opportunities

Tue, 03 Nov 2026

Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, the sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain, and Benefit, the kingdom’s leading company in financial technology and electronic transaction services, have announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement.

IT & Telecommunications

Bahrain’s Mumtalakat announces strategic investment in DOO

Tue, 03 Nov 2026

Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, the sovereign wealth fund of Bahrain, has signed an agreement to make a strategic investment in DOO, a Bahraini AI-powered customer experience company.